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For which human rights organization was Diokno the founding chair?

  • Commission on Human Rights

  • UN Human Rights Council

  • ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

  • Human Rights Watch

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The Commission on Human Rights is a Philippine government agency that promotes and protects the human rights of all Filipinos. It was established by President Corazon Aquino on July 21, 1987, as a result of the 1986 EDSA Revolution. Diokno was appointed as its founding chair by Aquino. The commission is responsible for investigating and prosecuting human rights violations, and for providing assistance to victims of human rights abuses.
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